Last week I got a question about deploying Hyper-V hosts via MDT Lite touch, so here is a quick guide. In this example I'm assuming you have imported an operating system to the Deployment Workbench. In my example I was using a Windows Server 2019 image.
Update March 13, 2024: Added info on how to do this also for Windows Server Core editions which is supported by MDT.
1. Create a task sequence and select the Standard Server Task Sequence Template in the wizard, and also select the imported Windows Server 2019 operating system, either a LTSC Desktop Server edition, or Windows Server Core edition. See the below screenshots:
2. Edit the new task sequence, add the Install Roles and Features option, select Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2019 Core (if using Core) in the dropdown list, and then select Hyper-V in the list.
can you use server core?
Yes, Windows Server Core can be deployed by MDT, and configured to be a Hyper-V host as part of the deployment. I added extra instructions for that in the post. Thanks!